Re: Shared Memory errors

In article <3383F21C.339A@west.co.za>, "Mark D. Stock" <marks@west.co.za> writes >Dan McCue wrote: >> >> Recently we have been getting shared memory errors on our 7.2 Online >> datbase. We are running AIX 4.1.4. We in the process of purchasing >> more memory, but until it gets here any suggestions to squeeze anymore >> out of what we have? Here is the errors from the onstat -m. >> 14:57:21 shmat: [EINVAL][22]: shared memory base address illegal >> >> 14:57:21 using 0xd0000000, needs 0xffffffff>> Look in $INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG and look for a line starting SHMBASE. If there is one chane it (if not add one) to SHMBASE 0xffffffff Also check OPTCOMPIND = 0 NOT 2 to reduce memory usage. > >> 14:57:21 out of virtual shared memory >> >> 14:57:21 Process exited with return code 127: /bin/sh /bin/sh -c >> /usr/informix/>> log_full.sh 3 6 "Internal Subsystem failure: 'MT'" "out of virtual >> shared memory >> >> Go easy on me I'm new to online. > >Make sure SHMTOTAL is set to '0' to allow full use of available memory. >This is set in your onconfig file, or through onmonitor. >Make sure PDQ is switched off, PDQPRIORITY set to '0'. >This might be in onconfig, but more likely set at the application level >with version 7.2x. > >Hope that helps, -- David Williams